Welcome to the City of Pitt Meadows Community Engagement the Future of Transportation in Pitt Meadows
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Welcome to the City of Pitt Meadows Community Engagement The Future of Transportation in Pitt Meadows haveyoursaypittmeadows.ca We want to hear from you about the future of transportation in Pitt Meadows. Transportation has been an important and myself, and we are committed issue for the City of Pitt Meadows over to involving our Katzie First Nation the past few decades. partners on these initiatives. We want to hear from you about transportation Our community’s central location and the proposed infrastructure and the growth in neighbouring improvements in our community. communities have brought many benefits as well as challenges. In By engaging with citizens and working addition, the historic location of together, Council believes we will ensure the Canadian Pacific bisecting our that quality of life for our residents community and the increase of rail remains the focal point throughout all traffic that facilitates the movement of discussions and future decisions. goods across our nation has further impacted our residents’ ability to move To guide our discussions, Council has freely within municipal boundaries. adopted a clear set of Principles and Interests about these issues, which you Transportation has been an ongoing will see on the next page. Thank you for priority of this Council during this term, participating in discussing these critical working directly with senior levels of issues in our community—I look forward government. It is exciting to be bringing to hearing from you. this forward for public participation after all the hard work by my colleagues Mayor John Becker The Future of Transportation in Pitt Meadows Community Engagement Statements of Principle Statements of Interest 1. Pitt Meadows does not have the 5. Katzie First Nation and affected 1. Residents need improved 6. Any land loss suffered by financial capacity to contribute stakeholders and businesses connectivity. Transportation private property owners need to the capital costs, maintenance need to be part of the planning congestion within Pitt Meadows to be addressed either through costs or future replacement costs process and their concerns needs to be reduced. new lands or fair financial of any additional transportation identified. compensation. 2. Residents need rail activity infrastructure related to the 6. All processes need to adhere to mitigation throughout the rail 7. Limiting loss of agricultural land regional movement of goods, the City’s recently adopted Civic corridor and through the city on is a priority for Pitt Meadows. people and services. Engagement framework, policy both sides of the tracks including 8. Gateways into the City must 2. The quality of life for the and practices. but not limited to noise, smell, be designed and incorporated residents of Pitt Meadows should sight and vibration. 7. No transportation infrastructure into any infrastructure project not be negatively affected. should proceed without the 3. Residents need to be assured that interfaces with Lougheed 3. Gateway Transportation agreement of Pitt Meadows. that CP will participate in Highway leading into the Collaboration Forum emergency response plans and northern and southern parts of 8. Lougheed Highway traffic improvements must be respond to all rail emergencies. the City. congestion must be resolved consistent with Pitt Meadows’ as part of the transportation 4. All construction within the 9. Heritage values must be Official Community Plan, zoning, improvements. city, Lougheed Highway protected. bylaws, etc. improvements and CP rail yard 10. Pitt Meadows businesses need 4. Senior governments and improvements must connect to improved truck routes. agencies must be inclusive of Pitt city infrastructure including the Meadows and transparent with Pitt Meadows Regional Airport 11. Rail crossing must be integrated their planning. and Golden Ears Business Park. into road improvements. 5. Improvements to Kennedy Road 12. Pedestrian and bicycle access CP rail yard truck access and maintained. egress needs to happen. The Future of Transportation in Pitt Meadows Community Engagement Have your say. From June 18 to July 13, 2018, you have an opportunity to provide feedback about your priorities for the future of transportation in the City of Pitt Meadows. Whether you walk, cycle, drive, take transit or just live near major transportation routes or rail lines, we want to hear from you. Learn more and provide your Why is the City of Pitt What are the initiatives that Public Open House input by: Meadows hosting this are part of this engagement Monday, June 25 engagement? process? › Attending the small group meeting or 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. dropping by this open house to speak An efficient and safe transportation TransLink with representatives from the City of system is key to keeping our growing Small Group Meeting Pitt Meadows, TransLink, the Vancouver community livable. › New B-Line in 2019 Fraser Port Authority, Canadian Pacific, › Development of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Monday, June 25 and the Ministry of Transportation and There are a number of organizations Meadows Area Transport Plan 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Infrastructure that have a role in various aspects of Vancouver Fraser Port Authority / › Reading the discussion guide and these transportation planning and investment in open house display boards our community. Through this engagement Canadian Pacific process, the City of Pitt Meadows is › Proposed grade separations of railway at How will input be used? › Completing a feedback form at bringing some of them together so Harris Road and Kennedy Road haveyoursaypittmeadows.ca that you can learn more about various The feedback we receive will be shared › Asking a question or initiatives under consideration or Ministry of Transportation and with the relevant organizations and will emailing your feedback to development, all in one place. Infrastructure be considered, along with technical and financial information, as they advance transportationengagement@ › Planning for future improvements to Each of these initiatives are at a different their initiatives through planning and pittmeadows.bc.ca Lougheed Highway stage of development, and not all are development. planned to happen in the same time City of Pitt Meadows frame. We wanted to make sure you A summary report, summarizing key We ask that you please › Planning for potential future local had a chance to learn about each of the themes from this engagement process, connections: provide your feedback by initiatives. will be produced, provided to all Friday, July 13, 2018. › North Lougheed Connector engagement participants, and posted on › Kennedy-McTavish Connector the engagement website. › Allen Way-McTavish Connector The Future of Transportation in Pitt Meadows Community Engagement Background City of Pitt Meadows Transportation Master Plan Pitt Meadows and Surrounding Communities are Growing In 2014, the City of Pitt Meadows developed a new The City of Pitt Meadows is a vibrant and growing municipality of approximately Transportation Master Plan. 19,000 residents. Although we have one of the smallest populations of municipalities in Metro Vancouver, significant commercial and industrial development means The Transportation Master Plan provides the City of our community is growing. As a highly attractive place for families, visitors, and Pitt Meadows with a clear roadmap to manage local businesses, the population of Pitt Meadows is expected to grow to 24,000 transportation movements and connections, as well as residents by 2041. Pitt Meadows is also surrounded by some of the highest growth the impacts of regional traffic. It also provides guidance communities in the Metro Vancouver region, including the City of Surrey, the on managing current and future transportation demands Township of Langley and the City of Maple Ridge. in Pitt Meadows into the long-term, and the necessary planning and investments that will make transit, walking, and cycling accessible and attractive forms of transportation while facilitating efficient people and goods movement on the road network. Historical and forecast growth Population growth in surrounding The Transportation Master Plan builds on the City’s (Pitt Meadows) communities 2012 Pedestrian and Cycling Master Plan, and will be integrated with other related current studies, including 60,000 800,000 a Parking Strategy and the Official Community Plan 8% Update. The Transportation Master Plan is scheduled for 50,000 review in 2019/2020 following the update to the Official 600,000 Community Plan. 40,000 Most of the initiatives included on 30,000 400,000 these display boards and in the Population Population 20,000 discussion guide are contemplated 12% 200,000 in the Transportation Master Plan. 10,000 8% 5% To read the 2014 City of Pitt 0 4% 0 Meadows’ Transportation Master Surrey Langley Maple Langley Pitt Plan, please visit 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2041 Township Ridge City Meadows Transportation Master Plan pittmeadows.bc.ca Summary Report February 2014 Year 2006 2041% Annual growth rate Source: BC Stats & Regional Transportation Model Source: Metro Vancouver Growth Strategy The Future of Transportation in Pitt Meadows Community Engagement Here’s a breakdown of the key modes of Transportation in transportation in our city: the City of Pitt Meadows Transit Road network Transit service in Pitt Meadows includes buses and West The road network in Pitt Meadows is designed to There is a need to promote a balanced Coast Express service, with over 50 bus stops and one support mobility for all modes of travel, including and sustainable transportation system West Coast Express station. The City’s public transit general purpose traffic, goods movement, transit, services are largely centred around the Pitt Meadows West walking and cycling. There are over 125 km of roadways to accommodate increased growth Coast Express Station in the City’s urban core, with rural linking the urban and rural areas of Pitt Meadows, areas north and west of the core not served by public including 6 km of provincial highway (Lougheed both locally and regionally. transit. Highway). This network provides key connections to adjacent communities and regional networks.